M239 Additions and alterations to Arddarroch, Finnart

Honeyman, Keppie & Mackintosh made substantial alterations to this
mid-19th-century house. The exact nature and extent of their work is unclear,
but it seems to have involved a new porch, the raising of the E. wing from one
storey to two, and the addition of a parallel range of outbuildings to the
N.

Authorship: Mackintosh was evidently involved in
this project. The job-book entry is written entirely in his hand; a drawing by
him for a new porch survives; 'Whistlefield' is included in his 1906 submission
to become Fellow of the RIBA; and Loch Goil, presumably referring to this
project which lies close to the mouth of Loch Goil, is listed among the
locations of his domestic work in his entry in Who's Who in Glasgow
1909. However, the porch as built is in the same traditional style as the
original house, and so, to judge from old photographs, was the demolished E.
wing. If Mackintosh designed these additions, their unadventurous appearance
may reflect the client's wishes rather than the architect's.

Alternative names: Ardarroch,
Finnart Ocean Terminal
.

Alternative addresses:

Garelochhead

Whistlefield

Cost from office job book: The job book records successful tenders for mason, joiner,
plumber, plaster and slater work amounting to £1818 5d 0d. The payment of
over £22 15s 0d in measurer's fees suggests that this quantity of work
was actually carried out, but payments to tradesmen and suppliers recorded in
the job book amount to little more than £100. The likely explanation for
this discrepancy is that Brooman White paid the contractors
directly.

'Mackintosh Architecture' led by The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council; with additional support from The Monument Trust, The Pilgrim Trust, and the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art; and collaborative input from Historic Scotland and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland.